Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Washington Post Company
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 21, 1965No. 3697PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge:
Appellant is the owner of a local art gallery. In the spring of 1963 he planned an exhibition of paintings by the artist Irving Amen and he sent a letter to appellee Ah-lander, art critic for appellee Washington Post, asking her to review the show. Subsequently, on May 19, 1963, the following paragraph appeared in Mrs. Ahlander’s column:
“The Fisher Galleries are showing about 20 oils by the noted printmaker, Irving Amen. The paintings are warm in color and expressionist in tendency, but lack the distinction of the prints. They are so badly hung among many commercial…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Washington Times Co. v. BonnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Brewer v. Hearst Pub. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- Cherry v. Des Moines LeaderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Potts v. DiesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- A. S. Abell Co. v. KirbyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Mosrie v. TrussellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Sigal Construction Corp. v. StanburyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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